American Red Cross lifeguarding written exam Study Guide 2024/2025

American Red Cross lifeguarding written exam Study Guide 2024/2025 What is the primary responsibility of a lifeguard? - CORRECT ANSWER-to prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring at your aquatic facility. Provide three examples of how lifeguards fulfill their primary responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER-monitoring activities in and near the water through patron servaliance, preventing injuries by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or behaviors, enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them, recognizing and responding quickly and effectively to all the emergencies, administering first air and CPR including using an automated external defibrillator (AED) and if trained, administering emergency oxygen when needed, working as a team with other lifeguards, faculty, and staff management. list 5 examples of secondary responsibilities (other tasks) that should never interfere with patron serveillance - CORRECT ANSWER-testing the pool water chemistry, assist patrons by performing safety orientations, administering swim tests, fitting life jackets and other duties, cleaning or performing maintenance, completing records and reports, performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and inspections. list 5 characteristics of a professional lifeguard - CORRECT ANSWER-knowledgable and skilled, reliable, mature, courteous and consistent, positive, professional, healthy and fit lifeguards should: - CORRECT ANSWER-always be attentive and sit or stand upright when on surveillance duty a lifeguard is texting while on surveillance duty and fails to recognize a swimmer in distress. what legal principle could be a problem for this lifeguard? - CORRECT ANSWER-negligence list the 5 steps that a lifeguard should take when obtaining consent from an injured or ill person before providing first air or emergency care - CORRECT ANSWER-state your name, state your level of training, ask if you may help, explain that you would like to assess them to find out what you think may be wrong or what you can do to help, explain what you plan to do. what is the validity of an American Red Cross lifeguarding certification? how does an American Red Cross certified lifeguard get recertified? - CORRECT ANSWER-(2 years.) annual certification training. why is it important to attend a pre-season orientation and training - CORRECT ANSWER-to ensure lifeguards understand their responsibilities and know how to perform their job, to ensure that they get practice with their facilities safety and rescue equipment and emergency action plans, to ensure they understand codes, rules and regulations of their facility. what does EAP stand for - CORRECT ANSWER-